Abstract

Contributed Talk - Splinter Outreach

Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 16:40

“Exoplanet Diversity” – An outreach webpage for all things exoplanet

Ludwig Scheibe[1], Tanja Schumann[1], Heike Rauer[2][3]
[1]Technische Universität Berlin, [2]Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt DLR, [3]Freie Universität Berlin

We are presenting the outreach webpage Exoplanet Diversity https://outreach.spp1992-exoplanetdiversity.de/, a one-stop hub for people interested in exoplanets in Germany and beyond. The aim of this website is to educate on the methods, results, and advances in the field of exoplanet research. It is intended as a general pool for teachers - both universities and schools, students, science communicators, and the interested public. The site features background articles of exoplanet research, particular research highlights, teaching materials, interviews with young scientists, and information on external resources like a book list, podcasts, institutional websites and many more. The whole site is available in German and English, to serve both the needs of an academic audience and of the German-speaking public. It is a legacy project and spin-off from the Priority Programme (SPP) 1992 “Exploring the Diversity of Extrasolar Planets”, a Germany-wide research network funded by the German Research Foundation DFG from 2018 to 2025. We will present the website’s background, its current contents and reception, and discuss its future as a hopefully permanent resource for all things exoplanet-related.